6 Best Arlene Dahl Movies

By Vlad Zakh · July 17, 2026

Arlene Dahl brought striking glamour to Hollywood’s golden age, moving easily between Westerns, film noir and Technicolor adventures. Journey to the Center of the Earth descends into an ancient volcanic passage, Fortune Is a Woman reunites an insurance investigator with a woman from his past, Woman’s World pits executives and wives for a promotion, and The Outriders plots a Union gold heist. Reign of Terror and Life with Father round out the list.

Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959)

TMDB ★ 6.9

Arlene Dahl appears in this Jules Verne adventure where a geologist and his companions descend into an ancient volcanic passage leading to a hidden underground world.

Directed by Henry Levin · 2h 12m · Rated G

Where to watch

Stream: History Vault · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Fortune Is a Woman (1957)

TMDB ★ 6.8

Arlene Dahl appears in this thriller about an insurance investigator whose inquiry into a suspicious fire reunites him with a woman from his past.

Directed by Sidney Gilliat · 1h 35m

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Woman's World (1954)

TMDB ★ 7.2

Arlene Dahl features in this drama about three executives and their wives who compete for a coveted promotion at a major automobile company.

Directed by Jean Negulesco · 1h 34m

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The Outriders (1950)

TMDB ★ 7.2

Arlene Dahl is in this western about three Confederate prisoners who escape to pull off a Union gold heist, only to be drawn into protecting the wagon train they plan to rob.

Directed by Roy Rowland · 1h 33m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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Reign of Terror (1949)

TMDB ★ 6.8

Arlene Dahl is in this thriller about a secret agent who races to stop a ruthless revolutionary from seizing absolute power during the French Revolution.

Directed by Anthony Mann · 1h 27m

Where to watch

Stream: FlixFling, Artiflix · Rent or buy: FlixFling

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Life with Father (1947)

TMDB ★ 6.7

A strong-willed Victorian-era father's household is thrown into comic upheaval by his refusal to be baptised.

Directed by Michael Curtiz · 1h 58m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, Brew, MGM Plus · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, FlixFling

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Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

6 Best Arlene Dahl Movies

Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959)

Fortune Is a Woman (1957)

Woman's World (1954)

The Outriders (1950)

Reign of Terror (1949)

Life with Father (1947)

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